The American war on drugs has gotten all the types in recent years, but alcoholism is still the nation’s most serious addiction.

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问题     The American war on drugs has gotten all the types in recent years, but alcoholism is still the nation’s most serious addiction. True,【B1】______drinking is no longer as fashionable as it once was. But alcoholism’s【B2】______remains very high: Some 18 million Americans abuse alcohol, and more than 100,000 die【B3】______each year from alcohol-related causes. And alcoholism costs the nation $86 billion a year.
    Business picks up most of the tab. Virtually every company has workers with a drinking problem, often veteran employees in【B4】______or other critical positions. When their alcoholism goes【B5】______, it costs a bundle. Problem drinkers don’t 【B6】______their weight in the office, are often chronically late or absent, and file $4,600 more in health claims a year than other employees. Their families’ doctor 【B7】______are much higher, too. Meanwhile, the company pays full salary and benefits for an employee who is fully【B8】______only some of the time.
    【B9】______. But now the progress against Corporate America’s biggest drug problem is being threatened.【B10】______. In many cases, alcoholics are denied the treatment they need because it’s too expensive.
    This is bad business. Limiting treatment may seem to save money. But the onetime expense of helping an alcoholic recover is a fraction of the long-term potential cost.【B11】______
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答案prematurely

解析 分析空所在的句子结构可知,本句不缺主干成分,故本空应填一副词。此处是说美国每年有10万人因为酗酒而过早地(prematurely)死去。
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